Lesson VIII: Vocabulary in Context

3.2. FELT, etc. Base-AF Past-AF Have-AF … find FOUND FOUND means locate , discover . Situation: Chuck receives an e-mail from his little sister, Betty. Jimmy is their baby brother. He is four years old. Dear Brother, I SENT you an e-mail last week. Why didn’t you answer it? Are you sick? I FELT sick last Tuesday but I’m well now. I FOUND two pairs of ski boots in the basement. Mother SAID that you GAVE them to me last year. Mother and I TOOK them to the ski shop downtown. I SOLD them for 100 dollars and BOUGHT a pair of new boots. They COST me 278 dollars. Last night, I was awake until early morning hours. I READ an adventure story and it’s very exciting. Jimmy was a bad boy yesterday. He TOOK one of Mother’s dishes outside. He played with it and FELL down. He dropped the dish and it BROKE into little pieces. He also TORE his pants. He BROUGHT the broken pieces in the house and PUT them on the kitchen table. Mother spanked him and SENT him to bed. Please reply ASAP. Betty Exercise: 3.2.1. Practice Strong Actions Answer the following questions. For example: Who did Betty send an e-mail to ? SHE SENT AN E- MAIL TO HER BROTHER. Who was sick last Tuesday? BETTY . 1. What did Betty find in the basement? 2. Who gave the ski boots to Betty? 3. Where did she and her mother take the boots? 4. How many boots did she sell? 5. How many new boots did she buy? 6. How much did the new pair of boots cost? 7. What kind of story is Betty's new book? 8. Did Betty fall down? 9. What did Jimmy break? 10. What did he tear? 11. What did he do with the broken pieces? 12. Did he put the pieces on the coffee table? 13. Where did Betty's mother send him?